Ralf Rangnick might have painful memories regarding his last football job in England. Roughly knocked over by an opponent player, the German amateur footballer and student of the University of Sussex spent three weeks in hospital. The defensive midfielder was forced into a four-month-long injury break. Not many might...
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Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has expressed the hope that Africa would bid to host the Olympics by 2036. Bach said this, while responding to questions by young reporters of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) on Thursday in Lausanne, Switzerland. Bach said it...
Manchester City beat Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 on Wednesday but both clubs qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League, along with Real Madrid, Inter Milan, and Sporting Lisbon. Gabriel Jesus tapped in from Bernardo Silva’s deft knockdown on 76 minutes to settle an absorbing match at the Etihad...
A French court on Wednesday gave Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema a one-year suspended sentence for complicity in a bid to blackmail his former France team-mate, Mathieu Valbuena, with a sex tape. The sentence was tougher than that sought by prosecutors against the 33-year-old player over the 2015 extortion...
The traditional ruler of Opobo Kingdom, King Dandeson-Douglas Jaja, Jeki V, has declared support for the annual Opobo Marathon slated for Jan. 3, 2022 in Opobo, Rivers. King Jaja gave his royal blessing when organisers of the marathon paid him a courtesy visit on Wednesday at the Rivers Traditional...
Bayern Munich, missing half a dozen players to COVID-19 quarantine, edged past Dynamo Kiev 2-1 on Tuesday. The team also secured top spot in Champions League Group E with a game to spare. First-half goals from striker, Robert Lewandowski, who struck with a spectacular 14th-minute overhead kick, and Kingsley...
FC Barcelona and Benfica played out a thrilling goalless draw in the Champions League in Xavi Hernandez’s second match in charge on a rainy night at the Camp Nou. The match was Xavi’s first in charge of a Champions League match for FC Barcelona after leading the team to...
Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho sent Manchester United into the Champions League round of 16 as Michael Carrick’s interim tenure started with a 2-0 win over Villarreal at La Ceramica on Tuesday. Portugal captain Ronaldo has scored in each of United’s five Champions League matches so far and netted...
Tottenham Hotspur FC have announced pre-tax losses of 80.2 million pounds (107 million dollars) for the financial year ending June 2021. The total debts also increased from 605 million pounds to 706 million pounds. The club said the last two financial years had been “significantly affected by the COVID-19...
FIFA has revealed the shortlisted candidates for The Best FIFA Football Awards ™ 2021, the winners of which will be announced in an online ceremony on January 17, 2022. Two panels of experts, one for women’s soccer (https://fifa.fans/3CACHTK) and one for men’s soccer (https://fifa.fans/3qY03R9), selected the candidates for each...
By YAKUBU ALIYU, Abuja – Victor Osimhen has been diagnosed with multiple displaced facial fractures and Napoli have confirmed he will undergo surgery on Tuesday. The Nigeria international will be out for a while after the clash with Milan Skriniar during the 3-2 defeat to Inter in Serie A...
Gareth Southgate has signed a new contract to extend his stay as England manager to 2024. The 51-year-old’s deal was set to expire after 2022 World Cup but he and his assistant Steve Holland have signed a two-year extension through to December 2024. It is reward for the great...
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s time as Manchester United manager finally ran out on Sunday as the Norwegian was sacked following a humiliating 4-1 defeat at Watford. Solskjaer failed to win a trophy in nearly three years in charge at Old Trafford and tangible signs of progress after finishing second in...
Manchester United have announced that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has left his position as head coach in the wake of Saturday’s 4-1 thrashing away to Watford. The defeat leaves United 12 points behind Premier League leaders Chelsea and follows other poor results, including home defeats to hated rivals Liverpool and...
Chelsea swept to a 3-0 win at Leicester as N’Golo Kante’s rocket helped the Premier League leaders move six points clear at the top on Saturday. Antonio Rudiger opened the scoring and Kante’s long-range blast put Chelsea in control before Christian Pulisic came off the bench to score in...
Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu, says he will handle the Super Eagles better than its present coach, Gernot Rohr, following the disappointing 1-1 draw the team played with Blue Sharks of Cape Verde. The outcome of the match played in Lagos, though disappointing, ensured that the...
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, has said the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) would decide the fate of Super Eagles Head Coach, Gernot Rohr, next week. Dare stated this on Thursday at the weekly ministerial briefing organized by the Presidential Communications team at the Presidential Villa, Abuja....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has denied the reports making the rounds that it had sacked Super Eagles’ Head Coach, Gernot Rohr. Media reports, earlier Thursday have featured the name of the Franco-German tactician, with most platforms, stating authoritatively that the 68-year old had...
Former Cameroon star Samuel Eto’o officially filed his candidacy for the presidency of the country’s football federation on Wednesday, promising he would be the “next president despite the cheating”. Eto’o, a four-time African footballer of the year, was accompanied by a crowd of supporters as he submitted his bid...
Ike Shorunmu, a former number one goalkeeper of the Super Eagles, on Wednesday said in spite of the not so impressive performance of the Super Eagles at the ongoing World Cup qualifiers, qualifying for the play-off was important. Shorunmu said this in an interview with the News Agency of...